How to Teach Your Child to Be a Good Friend

Your child who struggles with making friends and maintaining friendships may exhibit some behavioral issues. Physical aggression and name-calling often arise. A quiet character and social anxiety can also lead to difficulty making friends【小题1】

Instill self-esteem(灌输自尊思想). The first step in teaching your child to be a good friend is to teach them to take pride in themselves.【小题2】Additionally, a child with a strong sense of self will build healthier friendships down the road.

Teach social skills.【小题3】Role-play with your child to teach them how to have polite conversations with others. Practise taking turns, sharing, respecting other people’s boundaries, and showing care for their feelings. Your child also needs to know how to apologize, argue with a friend respectfully and listen to others.

【小题4】From Frog and Toad to Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin, children’s literature is filled with strong friendships. Use books as an opportunity to talk about what makes those friendships work, and what qualities the characters displayed to develop their friendships.

Find teachable moments. As a parent, you may run into situations where your child doesn’t act like the best friend they could be. Your child may have moments of conflict, drama and fights with their friends. Try to turn these moments into teachable moments.【小题5】Eventually, they’ll get the hang of it. With your guidance and a little practice, your child will turn into a caring, kind and trustworthy friend.

Starting a garden might seem difficult. But with a little planning and a few tips, you'll be growing in no time.

【小题1】 This way, you'll be sure to enjoy the process. You can grow vegetables. If you don't like vegetables, try fruits or flowers. Anyway, there are many different things you can grow.

Once you decide what type of garden you'd like to start, you'll need to plan a few things before getting to work. First, decide where your garden will be. 【小题2】 Maybe you live in an apartment and don't have a yard. No problem! You can start a garden in containers. You can even grow one in old rain boots. Next, pick the right soil. This is important for an effective garden. An expert at a gardening store can advise you on the best soil for your needs.

Now choose your plants. Will you start with seeds or young plants? 【小题3】 Besides, it's satisfying, because you get to watch the growth from seeds to plants. 【小题4】. There's a better chance that your plants will grow big enough to develop fruits or vegetables. The tree in my backyard produces oranges.

You're ready to plant your garden, I suggest planting right before the start of the growing season. Then the plants can have time to adapt to the soil. 【小题5】 Once you become good at planting a garden, you can grow new things season after season.

Soon your flowers will greet you or your fruits and vegetables will appear. Share flowers with neighbors to brighten their day or bring extra vegetables to a family who needs them.

Successful individuals do things just a little differently than the average people. The same goes for athletes as well. 【小题1】.

They get real. Don’t let the professional athletes fool you. Achieving racing success is not easy, even though there are some people out there who always seem to make it look so. Successful athletes know this and plan accordingly. 【小题2】 They equip themselves with effort, patience, and persistence (坚持) because they know the journey can sometimes be long and difficult.

They have grit (勇气). Anyone who wants to take charge of their own future must have grit. 【小题3】 Fear of failure can be very unpleasant. There will always be naysayers (爱唱反调的人). However, you must commit to your goals and hold firm in the face of difficulties.

They believe in being their best, rather than being the best. Successful athletes know that there is always room for improvement. It’s like squeezing (挤) the last bit of toothpaste out of the tube. 【小题4】 In order to do this, you must first believe in your ability to do so. Sometimes it involves a different technique, strategy, or even a different coach. It also may involve learning a new skill altogether.

【小题5】 Successful athletes surround themselves with positive people. There is a quote that says, “Surround yourself with people who support your dreams.” In order to create success, you should find those people and groups that support your goals.